JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2004
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,268 1,963 2,575 2,118
Others 741 734 792 778
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 210 207 143 135
Atlantic salmon 2,364 2,356 1,547 1,570
Yellowfin tuna 2,227 2,652 1,569 1,862
Bluefin tuna 1,198 635 2,736 1,765
Bigeye tuna 1,753 1,760 1,420 1,437
Southern bluefin tuna 101 6 220 10
Sea bream 34 34 24 26
Billfish 93 237 74 180
Frozen:
Sardine 1,092 1,750 78 141
Swordfish 28 47 23 39
Pacific sockeye 396 173 190 58
Pacific coho 19,607 5,052 6,401 2,274
Other Pacific salmon 330 287 160 136
Pink/chum salmon 7,866 7,695 2,803 2,833
Atlantic salmon 464 269 200 122
Other salmon 63 42 23 17
Halibut 1,876 1,662 991 749
Albacore tuna 85 128 29 24
Yellowfin tuna 11,424 8,620 3,772 2,119
Skipjack 3,394 5,441 253 349
Bluefin tuna 2,347 2,383 3,699 5,831
Bigeye tuna 13,633 12,095 9,191 7,443
Herring 1,069 1,281 117 164
Cod 4,317 4,188 1,277 1,281
Mackerel 5,141 5,914 791 888
Mero 360 261 230 211
Jack mackerel 4,457 2,368 487 246
Sea bream 210 360 40 67
Capelin 951 928 288 279
Billfish 806 549 187 134
Spanish mackerel 127 90 34 33
Rockfish 693 772 184 200
Sablefish 634 169 608 172
Herring roe 239 103 177 99
Pollock roe 4,488 2,801 7,401 3,782
Mero, fillet 129 125 162 159
Swordfish, fillet 110 46 58 25
Pollock surimi 17,452 12,230 2,795 2,742
Cod surimi - 98 - 21
Threadfin bream surimi 4,735 4,176 756 868
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 89 62 84 108
Pollock roe 105 140 185 215
Salmon roe 176 78 416 169
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,101 546 523 405
Arkshell 607 517 307 280
Spiny lobster 193 183 526 532
King crab 737 1,222 406 495
Tanner crab 3,010 2,024 1,081 580
Blue crab 2 25 5 43
Korean crab 273 179 298 173
Other crab 83 94 41 61
Oyster 1,189 1,003 573 463
Clam 1,642 1,266 231 218
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 701 400 1,054 864
Lobster 10 27 24 56
Shrimp 17,302 13,356 15,022 12,527
King crab 850 394 1,524 792
Tanner crab 1,016 830 1,215 990
Blue crab 222 229 89 95
Korean crab 8 2 6 1
Other crab 27 65 9 34
European cuttlefish 1,161 1,068 565 559
Octopus 7,247 4,872 5,028 2,914
Scallop 75 36 43 40
Other cuttlefish 1,805 1,392 1,091 842
Squid 620 162 139 24
Abalone 3 11 4 59
Salted/dried:
Squid 271 107 183 78
Sea urchin roe 5 14 18 41
Jellyfish 432 890 227 304
Seaweed, dried 876 630 486 338
Seaweed, salted 5,210 4,611 598 513
Prepared:
Eel 6,893 6,037 8,483 5,601
Canned crab 185 15 316 21
Fish meal 39,114 25,282 2,796 1,867
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Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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